EFU Tornado — Hale, Alabama

2022-11-29 · near Evansville, Hale, Alabama

0.5 mi

Path length

475 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado crossed the Black Warrior River several times and this is a short segment that the tornado moved into Hale County from Greene County. The area was inaccessible so the segment was rated as unknown intensity.

Wider weather episode

A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s. Instability increased dramatically the evening of the 29th as 60 plus surface dewpoints advected northward into Central Alabama. A QLCS developed ahead of the approaching cold front in addition to discrete thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.